The Three Branches Of The Canadian Government System

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Gurinder Virdi
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Canadian Government System
Over many years, the Canadian government has been around since 1867. The Canadian government system is fairly stable to take care of our country's citizens, values, jobs, economy, etc. Many Canadians have different point of views with our government. Some of the Canadians cannot accept the way the government runs the system. Other Canadians think that the system is excellent. However, I for one think that our system is great with how they process bills, elect MPs and much more.

Firstly, members of parliament. The MPs who are in political parties are elected to the House of Commons by Canadian voters. The first reason is the MPs represent the Canadian’s who vote for them in each region. …show more content…

There are three branches that have vital roles. The first one is the executive branch which proposes and makes laws. It also runs the day-to-day business in government. It includes the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The second branch is the legislative branch. It makes laws and also represents interests in Canada’s regions. It includes the House of Commons, Senate, and the Governor General. The final branch is the judicial branch which interprets the laws. It includes the supreme court and provincial/territorial courts. The first reason is organisation.The branches of government are in an organised way to govern Canadians. It makes it a lot easier for the government to make and pass a law. The second reason is majority government. The majority government in legislative makes it easier to pass any sort of law.For the Last reason, it prevents the head of government to become more powerful. The PM shares his powers and responsibilities with other people instead of being …show more content…

Senators represent the interests and rights of Canada’s regions specifically the minorities. Senators are able to change the bill or reject it. Usually, they don’t reject the bill. Any sort of bill cannot become a law unless it’s passed by the Senate. There have been many cases of scandals within the Senators. The first reason is that they take advantage of the money. The money that the Senators receive causes them to drain the tax payments. The second reason is the PM appoints the wrong Senators. They are not qualified to do their job properly in order to make the minorities and the rest of Canada’s lives better. The final reason is they don’t have a passion for their job only for the money. The Senators are easily taking advantage of their job with the perks that they receive. They do not have the urge to look over the content of a bill that is being processed. There are many problems with the Senate especially when it comes to the tax money going to waste and the advantages they

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